Shodog's Toykid Beach Buggy project

[shodog]

Until now

On Friday a shapeways package came with my Toykid Beach Buggy kit. Overall the pieces are very nice. The body will need some smoothing before painting it. The rest of the parts look like they are ready for primer and paint. Gonna have to get busy on this project.





This kit came on one of my busiest weekends. This weekend is the wedding for my girlfriends cousins. Between rehearsal dinner, wedding and hosting out-of-town relatives I didn't have much time to do anything on the kit. So Saturday morning I woke up early so I could steal away to the garage and start on it.

I guess the body is so big that Shapeways has no way to polish it so it comes kind of rough. I sanded it with 400 grit sandpaper then moved to 600 grit.



I thought I had it pretty well smooth and started to lay the primer down. All that did was this make all the imperfections come to light



I'm using Tamiya's fine line primer that's really thin. It's not filling in much. So I bought some thicker more gap filling primer which would effectively be like applying a skimcoat on the body.

Sunday I shot a few coats to build up to a nice thick coat of grey primer. It looks like it will fill in the rough surface. I'll need to sand this back down till the white shows.



I had to let the primer cure overnight before I put any sand paper to it. Today I wet sanded it with 600 grit and got it down to a pretty smooth finish. Now it's drying out in the sun and I'll shoot another coat of primer.

[Diggley]

Can't wait to see this one finished!

[bearrickster]

That is so cool. I cant wait till I can get mine. I had to put mine on hold for a few months till money gets better. I had to settle for a Fast Attack for now. but I am glad your posting yours so I can dream about yours.

[shodog]

Thanks guys, this will truly be a bit of work to complete. Is made to fit a shortened SRB chassis. I figured the chassis will be the easy part so I'm starting the body first. That way I can work on the chassis while the body is drying

[bearrickster]

What are you thinking on color? you should go with some real old school metalflake on it. thats what I am going to do with mine when I get it.

[shodog]

I'm considering a couple of colors but need to do some testing to see the end result. One, a champagne gold base with a clear candy orange over it. Or a champagne base and a metal flake root beer color coat.

[bearrickster]

I'm considering a couple of colors but need to do some testing to see the end result. One, a champagne gold base with a clear candy orange over it. Or a champagne base and a metal flake root beer color coat.

that would be very cool. I love the rootbeer color. I cant wait to see it.

[stulec52]

and the chassis, Jim ?
Plans there?
I can't believe for 1 second you'll leave it stock.
chrome some parts maybe?

I'm just excited to see how this comes together

[shodog]

and the chassis, Jim ?
Plans there?
I can't believe for 1 second you'll leave it stock.
chrome some parts maybe?

I'm just excited to see how this comes together

I've got a set of Rogue wheels coming so they will add a bit of bling. Not sure if I'll polish the parts or not. I also have a bunch of prototype rear cages from my old cage project to try out on this build

[bearrickster]

I've got a set of Rogue wheels coming so they will add a bit of bling. Not sure if I'll polish the parts or not. I also have a bunch of prototype rear cages from my old cage project to try out on this build

what do the Rogue wheels look like? and did it come with a scale belly pan?

[shodog]

what do the Rogue wheels look like? and did it come with a scale belly pan?

I did not get the scale belly pan. What I got was in the first picture.

Here is the thread on the Rogue wheels.

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=35384

[bearrickster]

is the floor an option or does it come in the kit? he doesnt have it on the site to even look at? those wheels are nice not sure how they will look on the Dune Buggy though. I really like the stock old school ones but thats just my 2cents I cant wait to see this thing done. better yet I cant wait till I can get mine!!

[shodog]

I'm kinda going for a bling effect on this buggy so those polished aluminum wheels will fit right in. There will be other chrome parts also.


I finally feel like the body is ready for color coats. I sprayed a coat of Tamiya fine line primer on this morning before work and another this afternoon then scuffed the body with some grey scotchbrite. Provided if it's not too windy tomorrow I'll spray the base color coat of champagne.

[shodog]

I sprayed the base color coat of Tamiya Champagne. Looks really nice. I thought I had a new can of clear orange but I don't so I'll have to drop by the hobby shop and pick up a can.

[bearrickster]

That looks like it layed down very nice, cant wait to see the final color